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A Tool for Improving the Shared Decision-making Process in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
Other: Best Practice
Other: Electronic Health Record Review
Other: Communication Intervention
Other: Survey Administration
Other: Video Recording
Registration Number
NCT06122064
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

This clinical trial compares the use of a shared decision-making communication tool during a clinical encounter to standard care for improving the quality of the shared decision-making process among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer patients are faced with many decisions about their treatment options. Studies have found that patients are most satisfied if they perceive an effort by their physician to share decision making and are afforded sufficient time to make their decision. Shared decision-making tools can help physicians guide the conversation, offer tailored estimates of the potential benefits, harms, and practical inconveniences of the available options, and support deliberations that take into account patient biological and biographical circumstances, goals, and priorities. Incorporating a shared decision-making communication tool into standard clinical encounters may improve the shared-decision making process as well as patient satisfaction with their treatment choice.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Encounters where standard of care and the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) choice conversation aid were utilized will have an improvement in the quality of the shared decision-making process over encounters with standard of care alone.

II. Patients with encounters where the NSCLC choice conversation aid was used along with standard of care will have decreased decisional conflict in regard to treatment choice compared to standard of care alone.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients attend a standard of care visit with their clinician on study.

ARM II: Patients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 2 and 6 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • CLINICIANS:
  • All clinicians within identified departments participating are eligible (doctor of medicine [MD]/doctor of osteopathy [DO], fellows/residents, physician assistant [PA]/nurse practitioner [NP])
  • PATIENTS:
  • Adult patients (>= 18 years of age)
  • Appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  • Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stage > 1B
  • Eligible by their oncologist for adjuvant treatment
Exclusion Criteria
  • Exclude patient with major barriers to provide written informed consent or to participate in shared decision-making (i.e., dementia, severe hearing or visual impairment)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm I (standard of care)Electronic Health Record ReviewPatients attend a standard of care visit with their clinician on study.
Arm I (standard of care)Survey AdministrationPatients attend a standard of care visit with their clinician on study.
Arm II (standard of care, conversation aid)Best PracticePatients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.
Arm II (standard of care, conversation aid)Video RecordingPatients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.
Arm I (standard of care)Video RecordingPatients attend a standard of care visit with their clinician on study.
Arm II (standard of care, conversation aid)Electronic Health Record ReviewPatients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.
Arm I (standard of care)Best PracticePatients attend a standard of care visit with their clinician on study.
Arm II (standard of care, conversation aid)Survey AdministrationPatients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.
Arm II (standard of care, conversation aid)Communication InterventionPatients attend a standard of care visit with the use of the shared decision-making conversation tool by the clinician on study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Degree of involvement of patients by the clinician in the shared decision makingBaseline (immediately following appointment); 2 weeks post appointment

Evaluated using the 12-item "observing patient involvement" (OPTION12) tool, where reviewers will view and score recorded encounters. The survey tool consists of 12 items scored from 0-4, where 0=no effort and 4=exemplary effort.

Effectiveness of the intervention on implementing shared decision makingBaseline (immediately following appointment); 2 weeks post appointment

Effectiveness of the intervention will be assessed using the 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDMQ-9) to evaluate standard of care alone versus using the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) conversation aid plus standard of care. The overall score is the sum of the 9 items, where lower values indicate less perceived shared decision making, and higher scores indicate more perceived shared decision making. Self-reported responses from patients and clinicians will also be collected at multiple timepoints throughout the study.

Provider satisfaction with NSCLC choice conversation aidAfter each encounter for the duration of the study, until accrual is reached

Provider satisfaction with each encounter will be assessed with two questions. The first will be answered using a 5-point Likert scale where 1=Not at all satisfied and 5=Completely satisfied. The second will be answered using a 7-point scale where 1=No, I would strongly recommend against it and 7=Yes, I would strongly recommend it. Higher overall scores indicate higher satisfaction with the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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